Yee and Jessica shoot the shit via satellite between Los Angeles and Chicago her hometown. She indulges us in her love for the endless work in progress that we call the drums, her relentless drive, and how she ended up in the band City Mouth and brought a whole new vibe! Her work ethic is NEXT LEVEL, a true crash course in how preparation and opportunity equal luck and how we create this magical thing ourselves. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN FOR YOUNG DRUMMERS!!! Some amazing info in here, huge mahalo to Jessica for her time, enjoy!!! –Disposable Heroes DH… Read more »
Kellin Quinn has officially released his full debut LP A Collection Of Greetings from his side project Haunted Mouths via Rise Records. The Sleeping With Sirens frontman also debuted the official music video for new track “Meanwhile.” It is Valentine’s Day after all, so Quinn shares that the mellow, atmospheric “Meanwhile” is about “enduring love.” He sings, “Wherever you are/Wherever you go/My love will follow.” Quinn notes, “I hope that people will listen to this album while driving at night. I hope they listen to it while hosting dinner with friends. I hope that this album ‘A Collection of Greetings’… Read more »
Following a monumental 2024 celebrating the 15 year anniversary of Let’s Cheers To This with Sleeping With Sirens, frontman Kellin Quinn has launched his new side project, Haunted Mouths, with their debut single, “Further Til We Disappear.” Recorded with Quinn’s favorite artist, the frontman of Aaron Marsh, this track marks the first glimpse of a larger collection. “That song mentions many of my wife’s favorite things and different things we share. The whole record is a love letter to her,” Quinn shares. “I didn’t want to make a pop album or an acoustic record. It needed to be dark, drony, haunting,… Read more »
After a monumental year in 2024 celebrating the 15 year anniversary of Sleeping With Sirens’ sophomore album Let’s Cheers To This, frontman Kellin Quinn has announced the arrival of his brand new side project, Haunted Mouths. In an Instagram post, shared on Tuesday, January 14, Quinn writes, “Last year I got to make an album with my all time favorite artist Aaron Marsh. The result is a project that we’re calling @hauntedmouths ! The first single “Further til we disappear” comes out Thursday. I’m super excited to share it with you! Love Kellin Quinn.” He also teased a snippet of… Read more »
Mouth Culture has officially delivered their brand-new single, “Everyday”, as well as the announcement of their forthcoming EP. Whatever The Weather is set to be released on October 4 via InVogue Records. The band notes, “‘Everyday’ is a self-reflective anthem that delves into the entrapment of everyday struggles. Exploring more mature themes around mental health, ‘Everyday’ is probably the most personal and vulnerable song we have ever written. It’s saturated in nostalgia and nods to shoegaze influences which haven’t been acknowledged on prior releases.” In 2023, the trio released their EP Mishaps Of My Mid Twenties, which vocalist Jack Voss… Read more »
The perfect concept record is hard to find. It should tell a story, take listeners to a new and exciting world, and remain authentic to the band’s sound and identity. With so many boxes to check off, many acts shy away from this kind of release. But today, Nothing But Thieves proves how magical concept records can be when done right. Dead Club City, the band’s fourth LP, takes listeners on a journey to a dystopian, members-only community. The setting itself is a metaphor for the potential future of society: a warning, almost, envisioning the chaos and turmoil that will… Read more »
NEW YORK – On Saturday, more than 67,000 young activists took to the streets in 15 cities across the U.S., to raise awareness about the plight of refugees in Ugandan displacement camps. The funny thing is, once they were on those streets, they didn’t leave. Instead, they slept there, in impromptu villages made of cardboard, subsisting only on crackers and water, in a show of support for those displaced by the Ugandan government. And among those 67,000 activists was Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz. The event was called Displace Me, organized by Invisible Children, a California nonprofit group aimed at… Read more »
It was as if the tattooed hand of a punk rock god reached down and anointed Andrew W.K. The hard partying rocker was enthusiastically playing his anthem “I Get Wet” as the skies opened up and a torrential downpour put an early end to the eighth stop on this year’s Vans Warped Tour. He always sports a maniacal smirk and a dirty T-shirt, but even W.K., surrounded on the stage by a dozen head-banging fans, couldn’t help but laugh. Just one week into a grueling cross-country summer trek, the ninth edition of the punk and extreme-sports tour experienced both kinds… Read more »
Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticketing and access company, announced today that Briggs Ferguson has been appointed to the position of president of Citysearch. Ferguson will assume responsibility for all aspects of the Citysearch business including the overall management and strategic direction of Ticketmaster’s national and international city guide business. Ferguson will report to John Pleasants, Ticketmaster’s president and chief executive officer. An experienced industry veteran, Ferguson joins Ticketmaster following his tenure as executive vice president, marketing and product strategy for Launch, the music division of Yahoo! Inc. In this role, Ferguson was responsible for several operating divisions including Launch.com, Warped… Read more »
Although the identity of the surprise middle act, Stacked Actors, had already leaked throughout a lean crowd of 200 at the Mountain Dew Ice Village in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday (Feb. 9), its frontman nevertheless made a point to properly introduce his band. “We’re not really called Stacked Actors,” announced Dave Grohl. “We’re Foo Fighters.” (“Stacked Actors,” of course is the title of a Foo Fighters song on There Is Nothing Left to Lose, which is allegedly about Courtney Love). Despite the blown surprise, the crowd erupted. The Foos promptly burst into a loose, yet lissome eight-song set… Read more »
